Big year, big change
During his nearly seven years as president of Amarillo College, Russell Lowery-Hart has seen his share of challenges. None could prepare him for the emotional toll of leading during a pandemic. Amarillo is in the…
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A portrait of community college student parents
A lot has been said about the pandemic’s effects on community college students, especially student parents. But what do we know about these students that can help develop better policies and programs to help them…
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South Carolina Technical College system recommends no tuition increases for fallSCNowThe South Carolina Technical College system has recommended to the presidents and governing commissions of each college that they do not increase tuition rates for…
Masks stay on for now at many Texas, Mississippi colleges
The governors of Texas and Mississippi are lifting mask mandates and rolling back Covid restrictions, but community colleges and other organizations can continue to require masks and social distancing. And several two-year colleges have announced…
A new appreciation for community colleges
Covid has prompted many of us to look at things differently. For Samantha Raymond, a junior at Tufts University, it helped her learn to appreciate the value of community college, after taking courses at Montgomery…
Funding roundup
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren’t the only Super Bowl winners this season. Florida’s St. Petersburg College (SPC) has received a $15,000 grant from the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee to support a local…
Coronavirus, community colleges and the equity gap: Revisited
Last year, just as Covid-19 was beginning to spread and many colleges and universities across the country were scrambling to send students home to finish their spring semesters online, CC Daily ran this piece, “Coronavirus,…
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House Democrats pass Biden’s $1.9T relief plan despite setback on minimum wageWashington PostThe vote closed early Saturday morning, with Republicans repeatedly decrying the legislation as a partisan boondoggle and Democrats defending it as much-needed relief….
Washington Watch: Policies for changing workforce needs
Even before Covid, globalization and technological advances permanently changed the U.S. workforce. The pandemic turbocharged these changes. In 1970, one in four jobs were in manufacturing; today, it’s one in 10. As automation takes different…
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What a federal plan to offer free community college could mean for ArizonaKJZZRufus Glasper, president and CEO of the League for Innovation in the Community College and chancellor emeritus of the Maricopa Community College System,…